Five years after the major flood in Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, the Quebec government still doesn’t track flood protection structures regularly, experts warn. After a natural dike broke […]
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No school, no job for many Quebecers who received youth protection services: study
A new study by Quebec researchers paints a stark portrait of education and employment rates among the province’s vulnerable youth. One-third of young people who […]
14 arrested in Montreal and Laval in ‘grandparent scam’ totalling $2.2M
An anti-fraud investigation involving police from Quebec, Ontario and the United States has led to the arrest of 14 people linked to so-called grandparent scams alleged to have defrauded […]
Quebec class action authorized against 16 pharma companies for role in opioid crisis
A class-action lawsuit has been authorized to proceed against 16 pharmaceutical companies for their role in manufacturing, selling, marketing and distributing opioid drugs in Quebec. The lawsuit […]
Quebec’s biggest nurses’ union rejects government deal
It’s back to the negotiating table for the Quebec government and the provinces’ largest nurses’ union, Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), after union […]
Quebec premier says it’s up to parents — not his government — to limit kids’ screen time
Premier François Legault says Quebec parents need to do more to limit their child’s screen time. Speaking at the National Assembly Tuesday, Legault said prolonged screen time use is a […]
Family doctors fear new Quebec regulation will make it harder to see patients in need
Family doctors in the province are urging the Quebec government to reverse course on proposed regulations which they say would further limit access to health care in the […]
Police operation at Montreal port leads to recovery of nearly 600 stolen vehicles
A police operation at the Port of Montreal has led to the recovery of 598 stolen vehicles since December, many of them stolen from southern […]
Class-action lawsuit by taxi drivers against Quebec’s handling of Uber begins
A trial opens Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit accusing the Quebec government of wiping out hundreds of millions of dollars in the value of taxi […]
Quebec misses surgery waitlist target, backlog grows despite catch-up plan
The Quebec government has failed to meet its goal of reducing its surgery backlog despite the adoption of a catch-up plan by the Health Ministry […]